Improved washing-machine



cUsrAvUs HAMEL, or D11-Soro, MIssoUni.

Letters Patent No. 104,144, dated .Tune 14, `1870.

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all whom t may concern:

Bc it known that I, GUsrAvUs HAMEL, of De Soto, in the county of .I efferson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in 'Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this speciication, in whic'h- Figure lis a detail sectional view of my improved washing-machine.

Figure Z is aA detail view ot' the revolving wash boards.

Similar 'letters of reference indicate corresponding a and wound around a small roller, L, pivoted in a slot My invention has for its object to furnish an imparts.

proved washingmachine, simple in construction, easily operated, and effective' in operation,washing small 1 and large articles with equal facility and thoroughness; and

It consists in the construction and combinationv of the varlous parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fullyr described. y

A is the box or tub of the machine, which is made somewhat hoppershaped, and which is supported upon legs, B, of such a length as to raise the machine to a t convenient height.

G is the cover, which is made curved or arched, and the rear edge of which is hinged to the rear part of the box or tub A.

To the forward part of one end of thecover O is attached a handle, D, for convenience in raising and lowering the said cover.

`E is a notched catch-bar, the upper end of vwhich is pivoted to one end of the cover C, so as to .catch upon a piu, F, attached to theend offthe box or tub A, and hold the cover O raised to any desired extent.

G isa wash-board, formed by passing brass spring wires through bolts in the ends of rounds or bars, rubber blocks being placed upon the said wires between the said rounds, to keep the rounds at the proper distance apart.

The lower round of the washlhoard G rests upon the bottom of the tub or box A, and the ends of the upper round rest in notches in brackets, a', attached to the box A, in the upper part of its forward corners, as shown in iig. 1, where it is. secured in place by the inclined board H, which rests upon the upper ends of the brackets a', and is kept'in place by pins placed in holes passing in an inclined direction' through the ends of bthesaid board H, and into the end boards of the tu A.

The forwanl edge of the cover C rests upon the upper side of the board H.

I is a board or plank, having journals lformed upon or attached to the middle parts of its ends, which journals pass through and work in holes in the ends of the tub or box A.

J are wash or rubber-boards, constructed of spring wire, rubber blocks, and rounds, in exactly' the manner in which the wash-board G is formed.

The wash-boards J are secured to the edges of the board I by ceiling the ends Aof the spring wires of vsaid wash-boards around pins formed by notching the en d edges of said board close to its side edges, as shown in Iig. 2.

VVit-h the middle part of the' outer rounds of the wash-boards J are connected the ends ofthe pieces oi' webbing, K, the inner-ends of which are attached to in the middle part of the board I, so that, by turning the roller L in one or .the other direction, the said webbing K may he wound upon or unwound from the said roller L. 4

The roller L is turned to wind and unwind the webbin g, and thus regulate the wash-boards J, by means of pins, M, or short levers passed through holes in the said rollers, and is held in position by the said pinsM, resting against the said board ll, as shown in igs. 1 and 2. l

rlo the project-ing end of one ofthe jonrnalsot the board I is attached a ily-Wheel, N, to give steadiness to the movement of the machine. lo the projecting end of the other journal of the board I is attached a crank, O, by means of which the machine is operated.

To one of the journals of the board I is attached a ratchet-wheel, upon the teeth of which rests the p'awl Q, which is pivot-ed to the end of the'tub A, and which thus prevents the machine from being turned backward.

The ends of the rounds of the wash-boards I may have pieces of tape or webbing attached to them to prevent the clothes from being caught upon the ends of the said shaft and being torn. l

In using the machine, the clothes are raised by the wash-board J, and are carried up along and rubbed against the wash-board G. The clothes are released vby thcHvash-board J before reaching the inclined iWha't I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Forming. wash-boards for washing by passing spring wires through the ends of rounds, and through rubber blocks, interposed between the said rounds, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combinationV of the revolving board or plank I, washboards J, webbing K, roller L,.and pin or pins M, with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the' detachable wash-board Gr, with the tb orbox A, and with the revolving wash-boards I J K L M, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set; forth.

4. An improved washing-machine, formed by the combination of the box or tub A B O, detachable 'Wash-board G, detachable inclined board H, revolving wash-boards I J K L M, ily-wheel N, crank O, ratchetwheel P, and pawi Q, with each other, sub stantially as herein shown and described and for t-he purpose set forth.

4GUSTAVUS HAMEL.

Witnesses:

GEO. R. RORABACK, H. N. JENKINS. 

